Fighter profile

Matt Frevola

“The SteamRolla”

Lightweight · UFC record 5-6-1 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 18 Oct 2025

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)66

Power86

Striking defense73

Takedown defense60

WrestlingProvisional measure82

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 18 Oct 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING70.1

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING59.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 24 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 18 Oct 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed16.3per round

Striking differential-2.2per round

Takedown attempts1.54per round

Takedown defense37.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate60.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 16.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -2.2
Striking accuracy: 39.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 56.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.25
Target: head / body / leg: 66.2% / 19.1% / 14.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 70.0% / 11.2% / 18.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.54
Takedowns landed per round: 0.62
Takedown accuracy: 40.5%
Takedown defense: 37.9%
Control time per round: 0:38
Submission attempts per round: 0.17
Reversals per round: 0.21

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 5-6-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 60.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 8
Average fight time: 10:41 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Matt Frevola — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Oct 2025	Kyle Nelson	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 28 Sep 2024	Fares Ziam	L	KO/TKO Knee	R3 2:59	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Sat 11 Nov 2023	Benoit Saint Denis	L	KO/TKO Kick	R1 1:31	UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Sat 6 May 2023	Drew Dober	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:08	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Sat 12 Nov 2022	Ottman Azaitar	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:30	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

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Matt Frevola — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Jan 2022	Genaro Valdez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:15	UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Terrance McKinney	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:07	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 23 Jan 2021	Arman Tsarukyan	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Sat 12 Oct 2019	Luis Pena	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Jalin Turner	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 3 Nov 2018	Lando Vannata	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Sun 14 Jan 2018	Marco Polo Reyes	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:00	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi

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